It sure feels like we’re counting down the days of late. Not just to the trading deadline — a mere 20-odd days away now — but, most importantly, on the days remaining in Kevin Hayes’ tenure as a New York Ranger.
The star center, 26, has called Broadway home through the first five years of his NHL career, but with unrestricted free agency looming over a Rangers’ team completing their first year of a rebuild, the writing is on the wall regarding his future in New York.
For all he’s done right as one of the most productive players to skate for New York this season, it’s simple math, really.